Swiss Paraplegic Research (SPF), Nottwil, Switzerland.
Disabil Rehabil. 2012;34(2):157-66. doi: 10.3109/09638288.2011.593680. Epub 2011 Oct 4.
The extended international classification of functioning, disability and health (ICF) core set for stroke is an application of the ICF of the World Health Organisation (WHO) with the purpose to represent the typical spectrum of functioning of persons with stroke. The objective of the study was to add evidence to the validation of the extended ICF core set for stroke from the perspective of patients using focus groups to explore the aspects of functioning and health important to persons with stroke.
The sampling of patients followed the maximum variation strategy. Sample size was determined by saturation. The focus groups were digitally recorded and transcribed verbatim. After qualitative data analysis, the resulting concepts were linked to ICF categories and compared to the categories included in the extended ICF core set for stroke.
Sixty patients participated in 15 focus groups. The content of 131 out of 166 ICF categories contained in the extended ICF core set for stroke was reported by the persons with stroke. The content of 31 additional categories that are not covered in the extended ICF core set for stroke was raised.
The existing version of the extended ICF core set for stroke could be confirmed almost entirely from patient perspective.
扩展的国际功能、残疾和健康分类（ICF）脑卒中核心组是世界卫生组织（WHO）ICF 的应用，旨在代表脑卒中患者的典型功能范围。本研究的目的是从患者的角度为脑卒中扩展 ICF 核心组的验证增加证据，使用焦点小组来探讨对脑卒中患者重要的功能和健康方面。
患者的抽样遵循最大变异策略。样本量由饱和度决定。焦点小组被数字记录并逐字转录。经过定性数据分析，得出的概念与 ICF 类别相关联，并与扩展的 ICF 脑卒中核心组中包含的类别进行比较。
60 名患者参加了 15 个焦点小组。脑卒中患者报告了扩展的 ICF 脑卒中核心组中包含的 166 个 ICF 类别中的 131 个类别的内容。提出了 31 个扩展的 ICF 脑卒中核心组未涵盖的其他类别的内容。
从患者的角度来看，扩展的 ICF 脑卒中核心组的现有版本几乎可以完全得到证实。
